PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Santos
vs
Cutler

180 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

JOKER FIGHTGEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cutler!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cutler looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cutler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cutler swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Santos checks a low kick from Cutler.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Santos wants to clinch up but Cutler keeps it at a distance.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos tries to clinch but Cutler is having none of it.
Cutler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like David Cutler has been cut.
Cutler stuffs the takedown.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cutler swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos throws a series of punches but Cutler moves out of range.
Cutler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cutler motions for Santos to come forward. Cutler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Santos checks the leg kick.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Santos moves out of range as Cutler throws a body kick.
Cutler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cutler comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santos checks a low kick from Cutler.
Cutler scores with a push kick.
Cutler throws a body kick that misses.
Santos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cutler tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
A clash of legs there as Santos blocks the low kick.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cutler is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Cutler circles away and we're back to standing.
Cutler throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cutler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Cutler.
Cutler throws a leg kick that misses.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Cutler is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos avoids the head kick by Cutler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cutler keeps Santos at a distance using the push kick.
Santos tries for a takedown but Cutler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Cutler.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Cutler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santos checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cutler.
Santos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cutler. That one must have hurt.
Cutler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santos's head.
Santos blocks a head kick by Cutler.
An inside leg kick from Cutler misses.
Cutler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
David Cutler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cutler is looking to score with low kicks.
Cutler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cutler swivels and escapes.
Cutler wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Cutler misses.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Santos wants to clinch up but Cutler keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cutler, right into the meat.
Cutler tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos wants to clinch up but Cutler keeps it at a distance.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cutler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cutler is looking to land body kicks.
Cutler wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Santos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
David Cutler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cutler throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Cutler tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos looks to land a body kick but Cutler moved away.
Cutler throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Cutler only half commits.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Cutler throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Cutler throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Santos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cutler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Cutler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cutler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch there but Cutler circles away.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Cutler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Cutler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutler slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Cutler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santos. That did some damage!
Cutler misses with a leg kick.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Cutler throws a leg kick that misses.
Santos throws a wild body kick that Cutler sees coming a mile off.
Cutler wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but David Cutler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cutler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutler as he jumps to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Cutler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos is looking to clinch but Cutler is avoiding it.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Cutler shows good takedown defense.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cutler.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cutler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cutler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses.
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Cutler shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Cutler.
Santos misses with a low kick as Cutler jumps back.
Cutler wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Cutler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Cutler digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Santos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos looks for a takedown but Cutler sprawls well.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Santos checks a low kick from Cutler.
Cutler tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Brian Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cutler.
Santos blocks a leg kick.
Cutler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cutler pushes him off.
Cutler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Cutler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cutler throws and low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Cutler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cutler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos moves out of range of the leg kick from Cutler.
Cutler throws and low kick but Santos moves out of range easily.
Cutler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cutler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Santos rather than just go for the knockout.
Santos tries to clinch there but Cutler circles away.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Santos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cutler throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Cutler moved out of range.
Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cutler. Cutler obviously looking to wear him down.
Santos checks a low kick from Cutler.
Cutler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cutler.
Santos throws a series of punches but Cutler avoids them all with ease.
Cutler scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick from Cutler misses.
Cutler wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Cutler.
Cutler misses with a wild body shot.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santos throws a right hand that Cutler ducks under and follows up with a left that Cutler also avoids with ease.
Cutler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos wants to clinch up but Cutler keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Cutler.
Cutler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Santos avoids the head kick by Cutler.
Santos wants to clinch.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutler circles away.
Cutler motions for Santos to come forward. Cutler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cutler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cutler throws a chopping leg kick but Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice takedown defense from Cutler. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
Cutler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cutler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutler circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cutler swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cutler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Santos shoots in but Cutler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cutler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cutler tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Cutler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos fails to land the takedown.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Cutler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cutler tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cutler misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cutler throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cutler as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santos blocks a head kick by Cutler.
Cutler wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Cutler is looking to slow Santos down with leg kicks.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cutler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santos checks a low kick from Cutler.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Cutler throws out a leg kick but Santos moves out of range and Cutler only half commits.
Santos shoots in but Cutler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cutler scores with a leg kick.
Cutler throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Cutler tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
Cutler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cutler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cutler throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Cutler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cutler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cutler tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Cutler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cutler keeps the fight on the outside.
Cutler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Cutler as Santos shoots in.
Cutler connects with a solid leg kick.
Cutler motions for Santos to come forward. Cutler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Cutler which made him look bad.
Cutler keeps the fight on the outside.
David Cutler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cutler throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cutler.
Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cutler throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Cutler throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Cutler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cutler just misses with a punch to the body.
Cutler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cutler looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Cutler keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutler looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Cutler tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cutler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Cutler.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cutler pinned against the cage. Cutler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cutler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a right hand that Cutler ducks under and follows up with a left that Cutler also avoids with ease.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cutler connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Cutler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cutler digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Cutler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutler tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cutler wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cutler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Cutler throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutler circles away.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cutler.
Cutler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Cutler misses with a leg kick.
Santos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cutler thumps Santos with a low kick.
Cutler throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Cutler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cutler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutler wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Cutler is predictable there
and Santos counters with a three punch combo that has Cutler backing up. Cutler nods at Santos to acknowledge the strikes.
Cutler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cutler really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A solid body kick from Cutler.
Cutler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Cutler moves out of range easily.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutler circles away.
Santos tries to clinch but Cutler is having none of it.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos throws a right hand that Cutler ducks under and follows up with a left that Cutler also avoids with ease.
Good exchange - Cutler coming out on top.
Cutler throws a chopping leg kick but Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Cutler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Cutler wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Cutler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos checks a low kick from Cutler.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cutler scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Cutler misses.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cutler pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cutler but Cutler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutler throws a low kick, looking for Santos's leg but Santos calmly moves out of range.
Cutler misses with a low kick.
Santos avoids the head kick by Cutler.
Cutler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Cutler swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Cutler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Cutler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santos tries to clinch but Cutler moves out of range.
Santos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Santos moves out of range as Cutler throws a body kick.
Santos tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santos checks a leg kick.
Cutler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cutler thumps Santos with a low kick.
Santos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cutler backs up against the cage.
Cutler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Santos checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cutler, right into the meat.
Cutler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutler wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Cutler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cutler blocks the leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Cutler moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Cutler misses.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutler as he jumps to the side.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos wants to clinch up but Cutler keeps it at a distance.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Cutler motions for Santos to come forward. Cutler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cutler swivels and escapes.
Santos tries to clinch up but Cutler circles away and keeps his distance.
Cutler connects with a high kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Santos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cutler stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cutler as he jumps to the side.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
Cutler tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Donk. Santos catches Cutler right on the button with a cross.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cutler keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cutler was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
A head kick misses from Cutler.
Santos looks for a takedown but Cutler sprawls well.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos shoots in but Cutler avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Santos is able to avoid easily.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses.
Santos checks a low kick from Cutler.
Cutler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cutler swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos wants to clinch up but Cutler keeps it at a distance.
Cutler throws a chopping leg kick but Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Cutler throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Cutler.
A head kick misses from Cutler.
Cutler stuffs the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos fails with a takedown attempt.
Cutler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cutler dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on David Cutler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cutler lands a nice hook to Santos's body. Santos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cutler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cutler swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Good leg kick by Santos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cutler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Cutler tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cutler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos tries for a takedown but Cutler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cutler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Cutler misses with a leg kick.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but Cutler moves out of range.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutler circles away.
Cutler throws a leg kick that misses.
Santos checks a low kick from Cutler.
Nice takedown defense from Cutler. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutler digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cutler circles away.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Santos blocks a low kick nicely.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cutler scores with a jab to the body.
Cutler swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch but Cutler is avoiding it.
Cutler throws a leg kick
and Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Cutler is predictable there

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Santos. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cutler scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Cutler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santos's face.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cutler.
Cutler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos jumps guard but Cutler stands there with Santos around his waist. Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cutler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Cutler has double underhooks.
Cutler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cutler lands a knee to the head.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cutler tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Cutler has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cutler crunches a lovely knee into Santos's ribcage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cutler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cutler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Cutler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Cutler misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cutler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santos is out of range and Cutler settles back down.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Cutler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Cutler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santos wants to clinch.
Cutler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cutler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cutler pushes him off.
Brian Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cutler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Cutler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Cutler shows good takedown defense.
Cutler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Santos's sensitive parts.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cutler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutler circles away.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutler wants to slow Santos down by chopping away at his legs.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cutler swivels and escapes.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Cutler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cutler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Santos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cutler tries to score with a low kick but Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Santos tries to clinch up but Cutler circles away and keeps his distance.
Cutler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cutler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cutler throws a leg kick but Santos checks it.
David Cutler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Cutler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Cutler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cutler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 46:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Cutler!
David Cutler is the new middleweight champion!